Sentinel for the Home Patrolx

Welcome to the Sentinel for the Home Patrol 1 and 2 article. Please list tips, tricks, issues (and resolutions) here

Where Can I Get the Software?

Be sure Sentinel is not running.
In Windows Explorer, look for this folder on your computer: C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Uniden
In that folder, you will see a sub-folder that begins with "HomePatrol_Sentinel.exe_Url_"
Delete that entire sub-folder (it contains the "user.config" file).... be sure you are deleting that specific folder.
Re-start Sentinel... When Sentinel starts, it will re-write a new folder to replace the one that you deleted, and a fresh "user.config" file will be in that folder. That folder does not get deleted when you un-install Sentinel, so if the "user.config" file in there is corrupted, it will still be there when you re-install Sentinel.

I got an error trying to install under Win10 saying that Net framework 2.0 is required
- Go to Settings / Apps / Apps and Features then look at the right for Related Pages.
- Select Programs and Features
- Look for Turn Windows Features On or Off on the left. Selections for .net framework should be at or near the top
- If you need to install .net framework, see this page

How do I update the master database in Sentinel?
- See the Updating the Master Database in Sentinel article

How do I put in service searches as favorites?
- For pre-extreme users, see the Writing Your Own Service Searches article
- For Extreme Upgrade users, you can import .hpe files that have been pre-defined by users. To import or export .hpe files, see the Importing and Exporting Sentinel .hpe Files article. Here is our Sentinel .hpe Files Library

Can I import conventional data from FreeScan into Sentinel?
- See the Convert FreeScan conventional data to Sentinel Thread

How do I edit a conventional favorites list?
- See the Editing Conventional Favorites List in Sentinel article for instructions

How do I Add a Rebanded System Manually? The RRDB doesn't have this information yet

Can the Home Patrol decode the new Phase II systems coming online?

These systems are identified by Project 25 Phase II in the System Type in the database. Such systems cannot be received by Home Patrol 1, but can be by the Home Patrol-2.